Suburbs
atc2020, I lived in Coburg when at the college which was pretty decent, I don't think it ever took me longer than 20 minutes to drive to work and it was convenient for the city too for any time off you get. Pricewise it's probably a touch dearer though.
The advice that everyone will agree with is stay well away from Broadmeadows and Westmeadows to a lesser extent.
Regards,
Spanks